Abstract
A novel process that combines partial nitrification, fermentation and Anammox-partial denitrification (NFAD) was proposed to co-treat ammonia rich sludge supernatant (NH4+-N = 1194.1 mg/L), external WAS (MLSS = 22092.6 mg/L) and WWTP secondary effluent (NO3–-N = 58.6 mg/L). Three separated reactors were used for partial nitrification (PN-SBR), integrated fermentation and denitrification (IFD-SBR) and combined Anammox-partial denitrification (AD-UASB), respectively. The process resulted in excellent nitrogen removal efficiency (NRE) of 98.7%, external sludge reduction efficiency (SRE) of 44.6% and external sludge reduction rate of 4.1 kg/m3 after 200 days of continuous operation. IFD-SBR and AD-UASB contributed towards 89.4% and 9.2% nitrogen removal, respectively. In AD-UASB, cooperation between Anammox bacteria (4.1% Candidatus Brocadia) and partial denitrifying bacteria (3.2% Thauera) resulted in significant stability of Anammox pathway, which contributed up to 84.1% nitrogen removal in the combined Anammox-partial denitrification process. NFAD saved up to 100% organic resource demand and 25% of aeration consumption compared with the traditional nitrification–denitrification process.
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